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. 2006 May 11;174(3):349–355. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200604-472OC

TABLE 4.

INCIDENCE OF QFT REVERSIONS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS WITH EITHER QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD IN-TUBE ASSAY–POSITIVE/TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST–POSITIVE RESULTS, OR QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD IN-TUBE ASSAY–POSITIVE/TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST–NEGATIVE RESULTS AT BASELINE*

Baseline IFN-γ Response, IU/ml No. Retested after 18 Mo No. That Received INH after Baseline Survey (%) Total Reversions Incidence of Reversions (%) p Value for Trend in Reversion Rates across IFN-γ Categories
 0.35–0.69 11 1 (9) 6 6/11 (55) < 0.01
 0.7–1.0 2 0 (0) 1 1/2 (50)
 1.1–5.0 9 3 (33) 1 1/9 (11)
 > 5.0 16 9 (56) 1 1/16 (6)
 Total 38 13 (34) 9 9/38 (24)

Definition of abbreviations: TST = tuberculin skin test; QFT = QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay; INH = isoniazid.

*

n = 38.